Woman returns home to find burglar fleeing with loot

Caught in the act

Published: Friday, May 24, 2013 at 12:40 p.m.

Last Modified: Friday, May 24, 2013 at 12:40 p.m.

An 85-year-old woman returned to her home off of N.C. Highway 280 in Mills River to catch a glimpse of a burglar fleeing the scene with a pillowcase of her belongings around 4:30 p.m. Thursday. She called 911.

“As I returned home, I drove in my driveway and this young guy was going around the back, and he's been in my house. He had a whole bag of stuff,” the caller told 911.

With the homeowner's description and quick reaction, Henderson County deputies began checking pawnshops in the area and found two suspects.

The Henderson County Sheriff's Office charged Nicholas Jackson, 23, and Taylor Jackson, 23, both of 3682 Chimney Rock Road, with one count each of felonious burglary through forcible entry and felonious obtaining property by false pretenses. Deputies stopped the couple in a vehicle leaving a local pawn shop. The pillowcase and other items taken from the caller's home were recovered, according to a news release from the Sheriff's Office.

The Jacksons were arrested without incident and remain in the Henderson County Detention Facility, each held in lieu of $10,000 secured bonds.

<p>An 85-year-old woman returned to her home off of N.C. Highway 280 in Mills River to catch a glimpse of a burglar fleeing the scene with a pillowcase of her belongings around 4:30 p.m. Thursday. She called 911.</p><p>“As I returned home, I drove in my driveway and this young guy was going around the back, and he's been in my house. He had a whole bag of stuff,” the caller told 911.</p><p>With the homeowner's description and quick reaction, Henderson County deputies began checking pawnshops in the area and found two suspects.</p><p>The Henderson County Sheriff's Office charged Nicholas Jackson, 23, and Taylor Jackson, 23, both of 3682 Chimney Rock Road, with one count each of felonious burglary through forcible entry and felonious obtaining property by false pretenses. Deputies stopped the couple in a vehicle leaving a local pawn shop. The pillowcase and other items taken from the caller's home were recovered, according to a news release from the Sheriff's Office.</p><p>The Jacksons were arrested without incident and remain in the Henderson County Detention Facility, each held in lieu of $10,000 secured bonds.</p><p>Reach Weaver at Emily.weaver@blueridgenow.com or 828-694-7867.</p>